Turkey is witnessing a marathon of the general elections that will take place on May 14, as observers describe them as the most competitive in the country’s history, in light of the convergence of the results of opinion polls issued about a month before the elections, with the opposition forces uniting for the first time behind one presidential candidate and preparing joint lists for the elections. Parliamentary.
Presidential election
- 4 candidates are participating in the presidential race;
- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the People’s Alliance.
- Kamal Kılıçdaroğlu, candidate of the opposition Nation Alliance.
- Muharram Engeh, head of the Watan Party.
- Sinan Ogan, candidate of the “Ata” Nationalist Alliance.
Parliament elections
Elections law
The election law divides Ankara and Istanbul into 3 constituencies because each constituency has more than 18 deputies, and Bursa and Izmir are divided into two constituencies, and the rest of the states into one constituency because they have fewer than 18 deputies. Ankara’s share reached 36 deputies, Istanbul 98 deputies, and Izmir 28 deputies. , and the stock exchange of 20 deputies.
electoral threshold
